a 6 foot wall of snow crashed down on a climbing expedition leaving nine people dead. it is believed one of those climbers might have accidentally triggered the avalanche by breaking off a piece of ice. our music box. tom petty classic. ♪ >> giving the heartbreakers a run for their money. congressman in georgia. ♪ >> doing pretty well. i am impressed. >> i am impresseimpressed, too. >> the battle between president obama and mitt romney is heating up. this morning the romney campaign is calling for an apology after a senior obama campaign official said romney may have committed a

felony. molly henneberg is following this in washington. >> good morning ainsley. that comment was made on a conference call. during that call the obama team was focusing on a boston globe article that sited fileings of the security and exchange commission the fcc listing romney's bane capital a private equity firm. romney said he left spain in 1999ment here is what they said about it. >> he was misrepresenting his position at bane to the fcc which is a felony or he was misrepresenting his position at bain to the american people to avoid responsibility for some of the consequences of his investment. bain capital pushed back after this began making news saying there was a lag in updating the paperwork after romney left the company and

reiterated mitt romney left bain capital in february 1999 to run the olympics and has had no involvement in the management or investment activities of the firm or with any of the portfolio companies since the day of his departure. >> after that romney's team bounced on the felony remark from the obama side. campaign manager matt rose says said in a statement quote president obama ought to apologize for the out of control behavior of its staff which de means the office he holds. the romney campaign can ask for it but the obama campaign says there will not be an apology. they point back to the boston globe article. >> molly henneberg live in washington. thank you. >> time now to look at who is talking. president obama is talking admitting to his biggest mistake in his first term but it has nothing to do with policy and everything to do with story telling. take a listen. >> the mistake of my first

couple of years was thinking that this job was just about getting the policy right. that's important, but the nature of this office is also to tell a story to the american people that gives them a sense of unity and purpose and optimism especially during tough times. that left the door wide open for mitt romney's campaign to say what they think the president's failures really are. here is a quote from romney's spokesperson. he says quote the mistake the president made was taking his eyes off job creation and the economy. the president continues to dem crate he is streetly out of touch with u.s. economic reality. believes the private sector is fine and the economy is headed in the right direction.

the 23 million americans out of work could hardly disagree more. if you have a yahoo account listen up. your e-mail may have been hijacked. joining us more is lauren simonetti from the fox business network. >> 450,000 yahoo users have been hacked. it was hacked on wednesday. yahoo feeling the heat for failing to take even basic precautions to protect user pass words. there's a good news hackers weren't as successful they might have hoped or thought. only 5 percent of the pass words were actually valid. >> reassuring but not for the 5 percent. >> the latest numbers and diamond talks to investors and analysts for two hours about it. how big is the $2 billion loss.

they expect to put it at $5 billion also they want to know what has been done to protect it from happening again. and if there are any stocks or bonus clauses because of it. >> this is an senatoring story. they are trying to measure admissions. they might be hiring people to measure cow emissions. >> yes. in pinedale wyoming spepgdly cows passing cows. the problem started when the epa had high ozone readings which is caused bao drilling. they need to track where all of the possible sources are coming from even if it's at the business end of the bovine. it's cow appreciation day. i am not kidding.

if you have a cow please appreciate him today. >> come on patti anne. special birthday doughnuts krispy kreme. >> these are the original glazed. they a they are special birthday doughnuts. if you buy any dozen they will give you this whole dozen for free. if you walk into a starbucks between 12 and 3 you get a free refresher their new drink. dress like a cow gened into chik-fil-a they will give you a free meal. >> you have that cow uniform. >> lauren simonetti business network, thank you. >> you can pay 5 bucks and get a chicken sandwich. you don't have to dress up like a cow. >> time now to brew on this. >> you probably heard of this story the outfits olympians will

be wearing are made in china. harry reid is talking. >> i am so upset i think the olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves they should be embarrassed they should take all of the uniforms put them in a pile and burn them. >> the olympic team says they are proud of their part cher ship with raleful lauren. they didn't address the reports of why they were made in china. that brings us to our question of the day. what do you think the team should do now with the uniforms going forward? keep them. burn them? shoot us an e-mail at friendsfirst@foxnews.com. >> 9 after the hour. what happens when the naacp steps into the no spin zone? >> mitt romney gaves the same

speech that he gives every where repealing obama care getting costs under control. are you going to sit there and tell me that he should have tendered to your audience and not given that speech? >> we will tell you how this turns out. more and more on the brink could yours be next? first a look at the weather.

>> sophisticated drug tunnel stretching more than 2 football fields. uncovered steps away from an official border checkpoint between mexico p and the u.s. this guy has no ordinary tunnel it has electricity ventilation. three arrests have been made. many cities have passed moeking ban -- spoking bans in public places. soon they will not be allowed to smoke inside their own home. banning smoking for new apartment and condo tenants. >> more trouble for the city of san bernardino, california. they are saying there's possible criminal activity within the city's government. this came after the city of

california filed for bankruptcy. could your town be next to go broke? let's ask peter barns. it is knotted just smaller cities like san bernardino are in trouble major cities could be on the brink. >> major cities could be on the road to bankruptcy. thu said it was junk fund dead in new york city. the city's financial problems have been fueled by government production and mismanagement. the recession and bankruptcy of two of the largest employers only rivered up the fiscal problem. >> there are some parallels between detroit and greece. grease is an area where they have no economic activity. very, very weak structurally. they don't have a lot of options. >> of the 20 or so municipal bankruptcies since 2008 most have been smaller community.

now more struggling bigger cities are opting for bankruptcy. they have bigger expenses employee salary and pension obligations. bigger debt and holes to dig out of. it starts in california 300 thousand was the largest city ever to file for chapter 9 bankruptcy. >> that allows the municipal government to attack bigger problems. they have broad authority to undo or otherwise modify collective bargaining agreement. >> aside from detroit three other cities have earned multiple junk bond rating littlefield texas and two in rhode island. another 22 have a junk bond rating from one of the ratings firms including camden, new jersey home to 80,000 people. they have been getting along the last two or three years muddling through making cuts along the way.

even cities like chicago are on notice. shy town ratings are in april because of under funded pension plans. >> peter barns. >> the time 16 after the hour. she left her 4 kids at home to occupy wall street. the mom who flew the coupe is free as a bird. >> clayton morris is here to help speed things up. ( bell rings ) they remind me so much of my grandkids. wish i saw mine more often, but they live so far away. i've been thinking about moving in with my daughter and her family.

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>> time now for the headlines. a mother left her four kids and husband to occupy wall street now back with her family. 39-year-old stacy hessler reached a deal to avoid jail time after being arrested during that movement late last year. and a giant solar flair shooting toward the earth right now is a class act which is the most powerful type of flair worst case scenario we could see satellite radio disruptions within the next few days perhaps the power outages. >> does technology confuse you? are you lost on the internet? don't panic. our tech guru and fox and friends weekend anchor clayton morris joins us with weekly answers to your questions. here we are with some of them. thanks for joining us. what causes inlt fear rance in your home that reduces the

strength of your wireless network. >> a lot of people get frustrated in their homes they buy a router and can't figure out why they can't get wi-fi in the basement or living room. one of the biggest factors is brickwork in your house masonry work. if there's a portion of your house blocked by bricks chances are you are not going to get a strong wi-fi signal. we had the router set up in the top room and down stairs we have brickwork and we were getting almost no signal. you go out and buy a newer router. a lot of them have old routers for wi-fi and it will be slow. buying the new router with the latest standards you will see a speed bump. it's like nice and day because i just bought a new router. >> build it out of paper michigmicha.

>> what router does clayton use? >> they have gotten past the browser war. really i use google's chrome browser. go to chrome dot google.com download it, it is free. probably the fastest browser out there. i use it mostly on all of our computers. it gets the browser out of the way and let's you focus on the content. all of your books marks will sink across all of your computers at work you log into chrome the same book works that you have saved at home will be there at work. i also use apple's safari browser. those are the two. fire fox and internet explorer i found to be really sluggish. try chrome. you will thank me i am telling you. question number 3. i just got a new mac. what works better than quick books. i heard mac's version is bad. >> quick books on mac is not all that great. money software can be a little clunky. my favorite is a program called

money. it's that simple. called money. you can create categories. go out to eat all of this stuff you can categorize at the end of the year. excel spread sheet send it out to an accountant. it also sinks with your banks. all of that stuff is sinked with your bank. you can see you spent $5 on a newspaper money at a fast food restaurant gas all of it gets categorized for you. neat from the folks of neat receipt. they scan all of your receipts. it gets categorized using mac software. try money or the new program from neat which rolled out last week or so. >> that really works. i have seen the commercials. >> it does. i did a test on it. you can use a smart phone take a picture it up loads to neat servers scans all of it you don't have to type in any of the

information it will show you ate there how much you spent and goes to the restaurh@file. clayton morris, thank you. >> if you have questions you can find him at fox friends first. what hps when the naacp enters the no spin zone? >> i am going to ask you flat out. do you think romney went down to houston to begin up a racist -- >> i can't say yes but i can't dismiss it. >> we will bring you the rest of that exchange coming up. >> they are bad to the bone. or b aaa d. we will tell you why these goats are hanging ten. first on this day in history back in 1985 the live aid concert opened in london in california. the biggest stars raising money for famine relief in africa.

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country? you know country song veteran s craig morgan will be performing that song "this old boy" this morning coming up. welcome back to "fox & friends first". i am patty ann brown. >> i am ainsley earhardt. it is almost 30 minutes after the top of the hour. happy friday. >> it is time for the 5 at 5:30. top five stories making news at this hour. new report claims condoleezza rice is the frontrunner to be the running mate. it was the speech at the utah retreat that made her a serious contender. there is no comment from romney. he will pick his running mate sometime at the end of august. >> we are hearing 6 phone calls george zimmerman made to report suspicious behavior in his neighborhood. his lawyers saying they prove he did have reason to be concerned

our neighborhood got burglarized or robbed today. my wife saw one of the kids that did it and we see someone is that matches his description in the neighborhood right now again. >> the fbi is backing up the claim. it appears he was in fear for his life because of the previous crime in the area. they add there's no evidence that he targeted mart in becaus of race. a 13-year-old boy is recovering after taking 6 bullets for a friend. he was sitting on the porch of a home where he grie up in chicago wi when the shooting happened. the man was aiming for his friend but he stood in the way saving her life. i told him thank you. he started laughing making jokes saying he was terminator. >> it was during the night not doing anything wrong. someone came and shot him.

that doesn't make no sense. >> he is expected to be okay. cops believer the shooting was gang related but the teens say they are not in a gang but gang members live on the block. take a look at this video 20 kids at baseball camp crapptrap for hours. it was blooded. heavy rain pounded the area leaving kids stranded for hours. rescue crews had to make three trips by boats to rescue those children. >> here's something you have to see ghosts hanging 10 off the coast of california. their names are goatee and g gizmo. he figured why not goats. >> they did a good job. stopp toppedhe first waves. i goh love surfing so i figured the goats would like surfing. >> they are able to surf on the same board at the same time. not surprisingly they draw quite a crowd in orange county. >> that is your 5 at 5:30.

turning now to politics billions of dollars in several failed projects. the government now calling it green energy loan program a home run. doug luzader is calling it one of the most laughable comments from capitol hill. >> the head of the energy department controversial loan program ran into a congressional buzz saw here yesterday. it wasn't pretty. the director of the program extended the government's control in handing out government style venture loan guarantees. many have gone belly up. solyndra has been a sore spot. it was heralded as jobs. it took 5 million jobs in tax payer loan guarantees. that led to this heated exchange. >> don't you agree that the loan guarantee program has had a tough record?

>> quite to the contrary sir. >> the third recipient went bankrupt in 2011. that is true isn't it? >> it is. >> the 5th loan went bankrupt a few weeks ago. isn't that true? >> i am asking the questions, please. >> the obama administration has defended these kinds of loans saying new industries especially in some of these environmentally friendly energy companies need support to help get off the ground. republicans are pushing a no more solyndra act to prevent these kinds of loans in the future. the federal government has given out $16 billion in loan guarantees under this program. you do the math it comes out to almost $14 million for each permanent job that was created. back to you guys. thanks so much doug luzader in washington right now. >> time now to look at who's

talking. >> nancy pelosi is talking. the house majority leader says mitt romney may have intended to get booed during hisch. >> i think it was a calculated move on his part to get booed at the naacp convention. >> on the factor bill o'reilly gives historical content to the booing. poses the question to the naacp washington bureau director. >> we have had republican candidates at naacp before. as you now fore years ago john mccain. >> mccain got jazzed. >> mccain got jazzed, too. >> neither one of them did. >> they got jabed by your crew and you know it. >> that is i hope you will go back. >> i remember covering it. i covered it. >> do it now. >> quieted fraipgly what you are saying is simply untrue.

>> no. >> wait, wait. hold it. hold it. >> from houston came last night. >> you are filibustering now. >> go ahead, please. no, no, please, your turn. mitt romney gave the same speech he gives every where. repealing owe bam paw care, getting costs under control. he's the guy that turned the economy around. are you going to sit there and tell me he should have tendered to your audience and not given that speech? do you think romney went down to houston to begin up a racist vote? do you think so, yes or no? >> yes or no? >> i can't say yes but i can't dispolice it. >> should the government be able to take away any land it wants? what if they want to turn it over to any business. that's the question of lawmakers in virginia. douglas kennedy has one man's fight to keep the factory from the questions of the feds. >> some say the government's use

of eminent domain is out of control. especially when it is used to take land from one business and give it to other. >> for 50 years bob wells has been making radio parts for the federal government. >> now the locaovernmentere in norfolk, virginia wants to take yourha domain. >> we feel it is not right to be able to take this. it is not morally correct or legally correct. >> it's not because norfolk needs a new school or a new park. the city only wants to take the factory away so it can be sold to to a developer for retail space. the motivation they say is to spur economic development. >> we have 100 plies making good wages. >> sporting a valid measure that would prohibit any public takings for private enterprise.

critics say the law is too broad and will hurt community planning. all of this means there will be higher costs for acquiring land. jim campbell is from the viia association of accounting. valued properties for lost profits. it will make necessary public takings more expensive. all of these costs drive the cost of government higher there fore making more taxes. >> you are going to make everyone in virginia pay for eminent doe nan with higher taxes. what do you say to that? >> we disagree. we figure the costs will come down. >> if the government is taking less property everyone will be paying less money. that's it from here guys, back to you. > >> steven tyler taking a permanent vacation from american

idol. announcing after two years he is done with that show. referencing the movie "fatal attraction." he said in a statement he's letting go of his mistress the show before it spoils his rabbit. this news comes word that jennifer lopez might also believing. she might be unlucky in love but taylor swift is making a fortune off of it. according to forbes she is the highest paid celebrity under the age of 30 taking in $57 million last year alone. kristen chen witt recovering after she was hurt on the set. she suffered a seizure about 30 seconds before being taken to the hospital. >> still to come is all of your hard work going to waste? maybe. we will tell you why what you earned in the first 7 months of the year will go to uncle sam. >> it's your last chance to answer our question of the day. team usa's uniforms made in

china. what do you think the team should do with the uniforms keep them or ax them? e-mails coming up next. alowitch

43 after the hour. a service member was killed in a roadside bomb attack in the southern part of the country. in a separate attack two afghans

were killed. nobody is claiming responsibility for the attack. no word if the service member was an american. next to italy it is the six months of tto the day since the tragic costa concordia shipwr k shipwreck. loved ones will gather for a special mass to commemorate the anniversary. to london we are getting our first glimpse of the olympic village. this is what 17,000@leel athlet from around the world will call home during the games. it is similar to college dorms. it is 44 after the hour. have you ever wondered how many days we all have to work to pay for the cost of our government? diane macedo joins us with that answer. this year it looks like americans will have to work pmoe than 6 months to pay off their tax burden according to americans for tax reform which is calculated average americans will hand over 190-days worth of pay texts to the government in

2012. ever ril single paycheck we have earned up until july 159. the group pegged that day as government of government day. they got that day by adding up 88 days americans will work to pay off federal spending 40 days for state and local spending and 69 days for total regulatory costs. come this weekend you will finally earn enough money to start keeping some for yourself. the party may be delayed next year the report says if tax scheduled to go into effect at the end of 2012 do go through as planned cost of government day could be pushed back to august or even later ainsley. >> that is crazy. we still haven't paid the government costs yet? >> not yet. every paycheck you have earned up to this point for the averaged american has gone directly to taxes. or if you add it up it will have gone to taxes. >> thanks so much. good perspective this morning. diane mess is heed doe. >> -- diane macedo. quarter to the top of the hour. taking care of those who take

care of us. how one is putting together a dream wedding for military brides. >> could you be compatible with these ladies. it might be in your genes. with we will tell you how to figure out. >> see what's coming up on "fox & friends". >> two-days then it's all for me. coming up kicking off about 14 minutes actor and comedian john leguizamo is here to talk about ice age the movie. joining us former presidential candidate herman cain. he won't be here at 9:99. he will be here at the 7:00 hour. country music star craig morgan is here. right now he is doing the sound check live in front of our building. all part of the all american concert series coming up. fox and friends kicks off 13 and a half minutes from now. [ manager 1 ] out here in the winds,

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>> closing arguments begin this morning in the trial to determine whether or not texas controversial voter id law violates the voter id act. it would require voters to show a valid id at the polls. some say it suppresses minority voting rights. it would help combat voter fraud. >> puppy love two dogs getting hitched in an extravagant fair in new york city.

baby hope diamonds. the cuddly couple may going the world record at the most expensive pet wedding spending over 158,000 dollars. the event benefited the humane society of new york. ainsley? >> thanks so much patti ann. time for the fox news health. a wrap up of the top medical news. when you talk to people on-line and on your phone get this you are releasing love hormones. here to explain all of this is anna kooiman. >> it's the love hormone we are talking about. according to a study in california while communicating through social media web sites they are releasing ox cotton which is the love hormone. it doesn'ttis distinguish between real and texting. it is wialso released during se

causing women to feel a greater bond toward the partner. it helps produce cortisol which is the primary stress hormone. >> if you want to fall in love you have to find credibility. there is a new gene that helps them do that. >> in the next decade it will be common for young people to go genetic testing and help them celt down with a spouse who will ensure a healthy baby. one of the reasons for the trend is increase in christ for dna testing. scientists say it is unlikely people will have the luxury to use technology to choose eye color and intelligence instead to stop genetic diseases. society is too caught up on celebrity status and physical perfection. the practice is like playing god and should not be done because could lead to more abortions. whether thot weather. >> we are dealing with the hottest temperatures we have had in united states history. new research says there could be

lange. a new study says there is real signs behind why we get so crank key in heat waves like this. the trouble of sleeping and dehydration and cabin fever that we feel from trying to avoid the heat. it can even increase aggression and center lines. avoid possible heat induced road rage. if you are feeling snippy don't avoid. earlier in the show can he ask we asked you to brew on this. patti ann is going to tell us about it. >> harry reid saying the u.s. olympic team's uniforms should be burned after reports they were made in china. what do you think should be done with the uniforms. we have some of your responses right now. sierra tweeted us, burn them. the uniforms don't even look pat patriotic or american. grace tweeted us they should use the out sourced uniforms this year but get made in usa ones

for the next olympics. finally on facebook, donate them to the needy. thanks to everyone who responded. you can keep them coming sending them at fox frien foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com or tweet us. >> it is time now at 53 after the hour. check out this video. is it enough to make you think twice behind the wheel. one town hopes so. we will tell you their plan coming up next. it's your word of the day all scrambled up. can you figure this one out? stick around for the answer. anna, do you know it? >> i wish i did.

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>> approximate we'll look at the good, bad and ugly. military brides to be getting a nice gift. a bridal boutique in georgia is giving free wedding dresses. they will offer the dress says near the 4th of july and veterans day . and a wild chase in las vegas for a pair of loose chimps. they climbed on the police car and tried to open a woman's door. >> care takers are facing

legal consequences. and the ugly. scary reality in new jersey . hope is to get drivers to stop on red. >> doesn't look real. >> time peter johnson is out this morning . challenging two days in a row. don't do that. it is too early. >> is it an m. >> uniform. uniform . the answer is unform. >> having the first letter. >> it is so short but i am bad at the game. >> it early . >>im good at wheel of fortune. >> when the pressure is on it is tougher. you always perform. >> have a great show on "fox

and friends". >> we will. >> we'll be watching and "fox and friends" starts right now. >> did you demand that the u show up first. >> you are a lawyer. >> you gave them a subpoena and you wanted to see the ufave. i am gretchen karlson and i hope you have a fantastic day. will it be a romney-rice ticket. former secretary of state is at the top of the list. don't believe the hype. we'll explain. >> america, i have a communication problem. president obama said the biggest mistake of his first term is that we didn't understand him. >> the nature of this office is also to tell a story to the

american people. story's teller and chief. is he forgotten the problem for most americans. j-o-b-s. and green companies losing billion in taxpayer's money that. is a success. >> don't you agree that the loan guarantee program had a tough record . >> quite to the contrary. >> it is performance. >> you call it a success or big joke "fox and friends" right now. action.